7 new american places in Cleveland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cleveland | New American across every city.
New American cooking is where Cleveland's chefs do their most ambitious work, much of it clustered downtown. Fahrenheit on Public Square and Cordelia on East 4th Street lead the field with seasonal, market-led menus, while Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard in Shaker Square works the small-plates end of the genre.
Fahrenheit ★ 4.6
downtown · 55 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113
Fahrenheit at 55 Public Square in downtown Cleveland, chef Rocco Whalen's two-story wood-fired dining room since the 2023 move from Tremont.
Cordelia ★ 4.7
downtown · 2058 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
Cordelia on East 4th Street, chef Vinnie Cimino and Andrew Watts's Midwest-leaning dining room since 2022, runs comfort cooking and multiple James Beard.
Poppy ★ 4.5
shaker-square · 12502 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard, Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison's small-plates room since March 2023 in a turn-of-century house, carries Salt Lakewood's legacy.
Poppy ★ 4.6
shaker-square · 12502 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard, chef Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison's small-plates room since March 2023, runs a tight rotating menu in a converted.
Cordelia ★ 4.7
2058 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
Cordelia on East 4th Street, chef Vinnie Cimino's Modern Grandma dining room since 2022, runs Midwest-leaning small plates and multiple James Beard Award.
Poppy ★ 4.4
12502 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard since March 2023, the chef Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison small-plates room carrying the legacy of their Lakewood Salt.
Jukebox ★ 4.4
ohio-city · 1404 W 29th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
Jukebox on West 29th Street in Hingetown, a neighborhood bar with simple pub grub and a heated patio, runs late beers and a Thu-Sat kitchen to small hours.